Cognome

Rocca

The strongest concentration of Rocca in US arrival records points to Calabria, with 138 of 317 arrivals (44 percent) originating there.

317

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

141

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 317

Top regione

Calabria

138 of 317
44 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 4

4 to 14

14 to 41

41+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

17 regioni represented

Calabria13844%
Campania4815%
Sicilia4514%
Lazio258%
Liguria124%
Toscana83%
Lombardia83%
Abruzzo72%
Basilicata62%
Piemonte52%
Molise41%
Emilia-Romagna41%
Veneto21%
Puglia21%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol10%
Marche10%
Umbria10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Rocca was recorded between 1830 and 1912.

Benestare
26
Provincia RC
Palermo
15
Provincia PA
Petronà
9
Provincia CZ
Termini Imerese
7
Provincia PA
Carlopoli
6
Provincia CZ
Catanzaro
6
Provincia CZ
Tiriolo
6
Provincia CZ
Napoli
5
Provincia NA
Santi Cosma e Damiano
5
Provincia LT
Conflenti
5
Provincia CZ
Bonito
5
Provincia AV
Casalvieri
5
Provincia FR
Carasco
5
Provincia GE
Reggio di Calabria
5
Provincia RC
Alcamo
5
Provincia TP

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Benestare	RC	26
Palermo	PA	15
Petronà	CZ	9
Termini Imerese	PA	7
Carlopoli	CZ	6
Catanzaro	CZ	6
Tiriolo	CZ	6
Napoli	NA	5
Santi Cosma e Damiano	LT	5
Conflenti	CZ	5
Bonito	AV	5
Casalvieri	FR	5
Carasco	GE	5
Reggio di Calabria	RC	5
Alcamo	TP	5

Persone notevoli

Notable Rocca on Wikipedia

Giustina Rocca
EN IT
1450 · Trani
Giacomo Rocca
EN IT
1532 · Salerno
Angelo Rocca
EN IT
1545 · Arcevia
Giovanni Antonio Rocca
IT
1607 · Reggio Emilia
Michele Rocca
EN IT
1671 · Parma
Giuseppe Rocca
EN IT
1807 · Barbaresco
Luigi Rocca
IT
1812 · Torino
Fermo Rocca
IT
1846 · Mantova
Enrico Rocca
EN IT
1847 · Torino
Saverio Nasalli Rocca
1856 · Piacenza
Massimo Rocca
IT
1884 · Torino
Gino Rocca
EN IT
1891 · Mantova
Giovanni Battista Rocca
IT
1891 · Rovagnate
Agostino Rocca
EN IT
1895 · Milano
Enrico Rocca
IT
1895 · Gorizia

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giustina Rocca	1450	Trani	EN IT
Giacomo Rocca	1532	Salerno	EN IT
Angelo Rocca	1545	Arcevia	EN IT
Giovanni Antonio Rocca	1607	Reggio Emilia	IT
Michele Rocca	1671	Parma	EN IT
Giuseppe Rocca	1807	Barbaresco	EN IT
Luigi Rocca	1812	Torino	IT
Fermo Rocca	1846	Mantova	IT
Enrico Rocca	1847	Torino	EN IT
Saverio Nasalli Rocca	1856	Piacenza
Massimo Rocca	1884	Torino	IT
Gino Rocca	1891	Mantova	EN IT
Giovanni Battista Rocca	1891	Rovagnate	IT
Agostino Rocca	1895	Milano	EN IT
Enrico Rocca	1895	Gorizia	IT

Varianti grafiche

Spelling variants worth checking

The spelling you know may not be the one in the records. For example, a family remembers Mansini, but the records read Mancini.
If your spelling does not appear, a close variant in the list below may be the same family.

Related guide

Myths About Name Changes at Ellis Island

Names were never changed at the border. The spelling here is the original Italian: Giovinelli in the records, perhaps Jovanelli in the family today.

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La rocca

280 US arrivals

Lo rocca

6 US arrivals

Di rocca

4 US arrivals

De rocca

2 US arrivals

Roccas

1 US arrivals

Roccasecca

8 US arrivals

Roccaseca

2 US arrivals

Del rocca

1 US arrivals

Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Rocca.

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